Order Remote vs Pocket Pad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Order Remote
This point-of-sale system is designed for cafes and restaurants, enabling waitstaff to take orders directly at the table. It requires a companion desktop application, Order Manager, to be running as a server.
- Table-side order taking
- Cafe and restaurant POS
- Requires Order Manager server
- Direct order entry
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** REQUIRES ORDER MANAGER SERVER ** (click 'cafe point of sale software web site' link below) Order Remote © 2011 - 2018 Cafe Point of Sale Software Order Remote is a point of sale system specifically designed to suit cafes and restaurants, it allows orders to be taken by waitstaff directly at the table. Order Remote requires the iMac desktop application Order Manager (available on the Apple App Store) to be running as a server.
Pocket Pad
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Idealpos Pocket Pad enhances your Idealpos system by offering a mobile solution to allow cafe, bar and restaurant staff to offer better service on the floor to your customers. Our handheld POS system software features advanced capabilities to place an order quickly, or allow staff to process payment on the floor at the table, this is a time saver in your pocket! What better way to increase your cafe, bar or restaurant's sales while offering better service than to have a handheld POS terminal right there when you need it. Staff have the ability to do what they do best, and that's to give great customer service. Take & Send Orders on the fly with Pocket Pad - Active/Available Tables View - Increase staff service times by minimising the time required walking to a POS Terminal to place orders. - Tablet version displays a fully functioning Table Map complete with Table Status indicators. - Quick Sale Function - Take an order & payment on the floor, saving everyone's time. - Pay@Table - Hand the device to the customer to complete their payment. Order & Pay Hybrid app offering the best of both worlds. Upsell guests tableside by taking orders and processing payments directly at the table when guests are ready to check out. Quick Sale Mode Designed for staff to move around the establishment, processing orders swiftly and efficiently without needing to save items to a table for later payment. Pay@Table Mode Enables floor staff to perform functions that suit their needs. They can view an itemised list of items on a table, print the bill on a nearby receipt printer, and settling the bill in full or splitting it, all on the same device. Open and Close tables with ease Two additional modes for fast payment collection: - Pay@Table Mode (No Ordering) In this mode, your staff can use the Pocket Pad for the purpose of only collecting payments. - Quick Sale Mode Simply sell items and take payments right away without any table functionalities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Order Remote at every 2 months against Pocket Pad's every 4 months. Order Remote also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Order Remote ships an update every 2 months, Pocket Pad every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Order Remote | Pocket Pad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cafe Point of Sale Software | Idealpos Solutions |
In-app purchases
Order Remote
No in-app purchases
Pocket Pad
No in-app purchases









